Aridity.
drought
aridity, dearth, deficiency, dehydration, desiccation, dry spell, insufficiency, lack, need, parchedness, rainlessness, scarcity, want
drought
drought
aridity, dearth, deficiency, dehydration, desiccation, dry spell, insufficiency, lack, need, parchedness, rainlessness, scarcity, want
the main states with drought are punjab, bihar, maharashtra, rajasthan,orrisa. These are the most common places with drought.
The structural and non structural mitigation of drought is the displacement of people. Death of livestock and plants is another structural and non-structural mitigation of drought.
The name given to the drought-stricken farming region of the Midwest during the 1930s was the Dust Bowl.
Some famous Australian droughts are the drought of 1991-1995, and Drought Emily.
Aridity is the closest to a "scientific" term that you will find.
The meaning of the Kalenjin name Kipkemei is "born during a drought."
Another name for temperate shrublands with fire-adapted plants is "chaparral" biome. These areas are characterized by dense, drought-resistant shrubs and are adapted to withstand and even benefit from periodic wildfires.